Hi!
when can we say point to ,and when can we say point at?
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Most times, I suppose. ‘Point to’ is used metaphorically more often, I suspect.
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Here are a few common collocations with “point to”:
1 POINT TO THE FACT THAT
2 POINT TO THE IMPORTANCE OF
3 POINT TO THE NEED FOR
4 POINT TO A NUMBER OF
5 POINT TO THE NEED TO
6 POINT TO AND SAY ,
7 POINT TO SOME OF THE
8 POINT TO THE EXISTENCE OF
9 POINT TO THE CASE OF
10 POINT TO THE LACK OF
11 POINT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF
12 POINT TO THE SUCCESS OF
13 POINT TO A COUPLE OF
14 POINT TO A SERIES OF
15 POINT TO SOME KIND OF
16 POINT TO STUDIES SHOWING THAT
17 POINT TO A STRING OF
18 POINT TO IT AND SAY
19 POINT TO ME AND SAY
20 POINT TO THE ABSENCE OF
And a few collocations with “point at”:
1 POINT AT AN ANGLE TO
2 POINT AT EACH OTHER ,
3 POINT AT LAWLESSNESS , OUR
4 POINT AT HIM , YOU
5 POINT AT THE RIVER AND
6 POINT AT THE SCREEN ,
7 POINT AT HIM , BUT
8 POINT AT HER STATUE AND
9 POINT AT HER BLACK SKATES
10 POINT AT HER . KORBEN
11 POINT AT HAMAS AND ISLAMIC
12 POINT AT GODDESS , LYING
13 POINT AT EDIE 'S HEAD
14 POINT AT EDIE . ‘’
15 POINT AT JUST ONE TUMOR
16 POINT AT IT WITH YOUR
17 POINT AT IT OR REACH
18 POINT AT IT AND SAY
19 POINT AT IT . THIS
20 POINT AT IT . ‘’
Points at:
1 POINTS AT THE GROUND .
2 POINTS AT YOUR BELT BUCKLE
3 POINTS AT A TIME .
4 POINTS AT HIS HEAD .
5 POINTS AT IT .
6 POINTS AT ME , AND
7 POINTS AT ME , POINTS
8 POINTS AT ME . ‘’
9 POINTS AT THE BOTTOM OF
10 POINTS AT THE END OF
11 POINTS AT HIM AND GRINS
12 POINTS AT HIM . THE
13 POINTS AT HIM . DO
14 POINTS AT HIM , YELLING
15 POINTS AT HIM , ITS
16 POINTS AT HIM ) YOU
17 POINTS AT HER UNIFORM .
18 POINTS AT HER TIGHT SHIRT
19 POINTS AT HER MAN ,
20 POINTS AT HER LITTLE HANDBAG
Points to:
1 POINTS TO THE FACT THAT
2 POINTS TO THE IMPORTANCE OF
3 POINTS TO THE NEED FOR
4 POINTS TO ONE OF THE
5 POINTS TO THE NEED TO
6 POINTS TO THE CONCLUSION THAT
7 POINTS TO HIS HEAD )
8 POINTS TO SOME OF THE
9 POINTS TO A NUMBER OF
10 POINTS TO A PHOTO OF
11 POINTS TO THE COMPANY 'S
12 POINTS TO IT .
13 POINTS TO THE CASE OF
14 POINTS TO THE EXISTENCE OF
15 POINTS TO A PICTURE OF
16 POINTS TO A RECENT STUDY
17 POINTS TO STUDIES THAT SHOW
18 POINTS TO THE DOOR .
19 POINTS TO THE FAILURE OF
20 POINTS TO THE NECESSITY OF
Source for all the above examples: americancorpus.org/